Wow. This moved me to tears, as it resonated so strongly with me.

…opped sobbing and shaking by that time, so I left. I knew that I was at a pivotal point in my life. The triumph of a celluloid Jesus put all my father sermons, all those Bible verses, and those “this little light of mine” songs to an abrupt end. My search for a secular setting to restart my education began the next day.
Ben Hur: The Movie that Literally Changed My Life.
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At The Break Of Day
Simon Dillon
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Mar 11, 2023
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Wow. This moved me to tears, as it resonated so strongly with me. An amazing anecdote (and I'm a big fan of Ben Hur, by the way). :)
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Written by Simon Dillon
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Novelist and Short Story-ist. Film and Book Lover. If you cut me, I bleed celluloid and paper pulp. Blog: www.simondillonbooks.wordpress.com
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